diff --git a/contrib/credential/netrc/t-git-credential-netrc.sh b/contrib/credential/netrc/t-git-credential-netrc.sh
index 07227d0228..ff17a9460c 100755
--- a/contrib/credential/netrc/t-git-credential-netrc.sh
+++ b/contrib/credential/netrc/t-git-credential-netrc.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,9 @@
 	cd ../../../t
 	test_description='git-credential-netrc'
 	. ./test-lib.sh
+	. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-perl.sh
 
-	if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
-		skip_all='skipping perl interface tests, perl not available'
-		test_done
-	fi
-
-	perl -MTest::More -e 0 2>/dev/null || {
-		skip_all="Perl Test::More unavailable, skipping test"
-		test_done
-	}
+	skip_all_if_no_Test_More
 
 	# set up test repository
 
diff --git a/t/lib-perl.sh b/t/lib-perl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0bf509a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/lib-perl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
+
+test_lazy_prereq PERL_TEST_MORE '
+	perl -MTest::More -e 0
+'
+
+skip_all_if_no_Test_More () {
+	if ! test_have_prereq PERL
+	then
+		skip_all='skipping perl interface tests, perl not available'
+		test_done
+	fi
+
+	if ! test_have_prereq PERL_TEST_MORE
+	then
+		skip_all="Perl Test::More unavailable, skipping test"
+		test_done
+	fi
+}
diff --git a/t/t0202-gettext-perl.sh b/t/t0202-gettext-perl.sh
index df2ea34932..043b190626 100755
--- a/t/t0202-gettext-perl.sh
+++ b/t/t0202-gettext-perl.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,8 @@ test_description='Perl gettext interface (Git::I18N)'
 
 TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true
 . ./lib-gettext.sh
-
-if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
-	skip_all='skipping perl interface tests, perl not available'
-	test_done
-fi
-
-perl -MTest::More -e 0 2>/dev/null || {
-	skip_all="Perl Test::More unavailable, skipping test"
-	test_done
-}
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-perl.sh
+skip_all_if_no_Test_More
 
 # The external test will outputs its own plan
 test_external_has_tap=1
diff --git a/t/t9700-perl-git.sh b/t/t9700-perl-git.sh
index 102c133112..17fc43f6e5 100755
--- a/t/t9700-perl-git.sh
+++ b/t/t9700-perl-git.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,9 @@
 
 test_description='perl interface (Git.pm)'
 . ./test-lib.sh
+. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-perl.sh
 
-if ! test_have_prereq PERL; then
-	skip_all='skipping perl interface tests, perl not available'
-	test_done
-fi
-
-perl -MTest::More -e 0 2>/dev/null || {
-	skip_all="Perl Test::More unavailable, skipping test"
-	test_done
-}
+skip_all_if_no_Test_More
 
 # set up test repository